TexMessage: Rep. Ted Poe works to protect ‘peace officers’

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Wednesday, April 25

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Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed H.E. 365, The National Blue Alert Act of 2011, which would establish a Blue Alert System to help law enforcement help out those law enforcement officers who “get seriously injured or killed.” Congressman Ted-Poe (R-TX) is a original cosponsor of those bills and mentioned that these new alert systems will help to locate missing children and missing seniors as well.

Poe proved that law enforcement is worthy of this bill because “each year, hundred of law enforcement officers are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty,” and since they work to keep the peace of the American public-this act is a worthwhile goal. To prevent these incidents from happening, Poe believes that the Alert system will help reduce the amount of injuries that law enforcement continually deals with.

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Reader Comment of the Day

In response to our Texas on the Potomac article “Rick Perry endorses Mitt Romney,” Loyal reader, Gage Creed wrote that “I’m endorsing essentially the last guy left in the race regardless of the fact that I previously endorse somebody who hasn’t conceded defeat yet.”

Texas Watch

TxPotomac lets you know what stories to look out for later this week.

Today:

★ Wednesday, April 25. Presidential candidate Ron Paul will speak at University of Texas at Austin at a town hall meeting which will happen on the LBJ Library Lawn at 7:00 PM CST.

Tomorrow and beyond:

★ Tuesday, May 8. Indiana primary

★ Tuesday, May 8. North Carolina primary

★ Tuesday, May 8. West Virginia primary

★ Tuesday, May 15. Nebraska primary

★ Tuesday, May 15. Oregon primary

★ Tuesday, May 22. Arkansas primary

★ Tuesday, May 22. Kentucky primary

★ Tuesday, May 29. Texas primary

★ Tuesday, June 5. California primary

★ Tuesday, June 5. Montana primary

★ Tuesday, June 5. New Jersey primary

★ Tuesday, June 5. New Mexico primary

★ Tuesday, June 5. South Dakota primary

★ Tuesday, June 26. Utah primary

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